If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
If he says, 'That's fine,' then I will be safe and at peace. But if he becomes very angry, then you can be sure he has decided to harm me.
Jonathan is telling David that Saul's reaction to David's absence will reveal whether the king intends to kill him or not.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of 1 Samuel, David is fleeing from King Saul, who is consumed by jealousy over David's rising popularity and sees him as a threat to his throne. Jonathan, Saul's son and David's loyal friend, devises a secret plan to test Saul's intentions by observing his reaction to David's absence at a New Moon festival. This verse captures Jonathan's instructions to David on how to interpret Saul's response as a sign of peace or impending danger.
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